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1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 33-8 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (720 ILCS 5/33-8 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 33-8. Improper use of public funds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) A person who knowingly misappropriates, misuses, or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | unlawfully withholds or
converts to his or her own use or to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | the use of another any public funds made
available through a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | gubernatorial or legislative member initiative is guilty of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | offense of improper use of public funds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | (b) An official or employee of the State or a unit of local | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | government who knowingly facilitates, aids, abets, assists, or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | participates in the misappropriation, misuse, or unlawful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | withholding or conversion to his or her own use or to the use | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | of another any public funds made available through a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | gubernatorial or legislative member initiative is guilty of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | offense of improper use of public funds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | (c) In this Section, "gubernatorial or legislative member | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | initiative" means a grant from State funds to a specific unit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | of local government, specific school district, specific | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | not-for-profit organization, or specific non-governmental |
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1 | entity for infrastructure improvements or operating expenses. | ||||||
2 | Grants that are part of a statewide program and are based on | ||||||
3 | generally applicable standards of eligibility are not | ||||||
4 | gubernatorial or legislative member initiatives, unless the | ||||||
5 | grant has been requested or initiated by the Governor or a | ||||||
6 | member of the Illinois General Assembly. In this Section, | ||||||
7 | "infrastructure
improvements" include without limitation | ||||||
8 | capital improvements, capital
projects, planning, | ||||||
9 | construction, reconstruction, equipment, utilities,
vehicles, | ||||||
10 | and all costs associated with economic development, community
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11 | programs, educational programs, public health, and public | ||||||
12 | safety. | ||||||
13 | (d) Sentence. A person convicted of a violation of | ||||||
14 | subsection (a) or (b) of this Section shall be punished as | ||||||
15 | follows: | ||||||
16 | (1) If the total amount of money involved in the | ||||||
17 | violation is less than $1,000, the violation is a Class A | ||||||
18 | misdemeanor. | ||||||
19 | (2) If the total amount of money involved in the | ||||||
20 | violation is $1,000 or more, but less than $5,000, the | ||||||
21 | violation is a Class 3 felony. | ||||||
22 | (3) If the total amount of money involved in the | ||||||
23 | violation is $5,000 or more but less than $10,000, the | ||||||
24 | violation is a Class 2 felony. | ||||||
25 | (4) If the total amount of money involved in the | ||||||
26 | violation is $10,000 or more, the violation is a Class 1 |
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1 | felony. | ||||||
2 | (e) A person convicted of a felony violation of this | ||||||
3 | Section is ineligible to receive any grant or contract from the | ||||||
4 | State of Illinois.
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